Sleeping off a chocolate or Bundaberg Rum hangover? Well time to wake up for another week of NRL action, where most teams are playing for second place after Penrith’s drubbing of the Storm on Friday, and a few teams are playing for last because they are awful and their fans let them know it last weekend too. Talking of booing, our 2026 NRL Round 6 Tips Predictions & Stats Preview has a thick skin and will get over it.
Each week this season we will offer up a quick preview glance for each match, throw in a bunch of barely interesting stats, and mix in a pinch of opinion, plus throw in our weekly predictions like chicken salt on hot chips and you have something that seagulls and humans will fight over.
2026 NRL Round 6 Tips
Here are our tips for the week ahead. How did we get to here? By going through all the visuals and stats below.
PENRITH by 20
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA by 10
BRISBANE by 4
SOUTH SYDNEY by 12
ROOSTERS By 8
MELBOURNE by 12
PARRAMATTA by 20
WESTS TIGERS by 2
2026 NRL Round 6 Tips Weekly H2H Stats Summary Cheat Sheets
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2026 NRL Round 6 Tips – Weekly Barely Interesting Stats
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THURSDAY 7:50PM – BULLDOGS v PENRITH @ Accor Stadium
Bulldogs have won their last two Thursday games, including a win against an under strength Penrith.
Penrith have won nine of the last ten games v Bulldogs.
The Thursday H2H is two wins a piece. The two 2025 games last season on a Thursday were also shared one each.
Penrith edge the H2H at Accor Stadium by 10-8 wins.
Penrith have won 11 of their last 12 games v Sydney clubs.
Penrith have won just one of their last seven Thursday games.
Penrith’s last nine games v Sydney sides on a Thursday is W4 L5.
Penrith lost all four away games on a Thursday last season.
FRIDAY 6PM – ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA v MANLY @ WIN Stadium
The Dragons are now on a nine game losing streak.
The Dragons have lost their last four home games and conceded a total of 158 points across those four games.
St George Illawarra do have a great record at Win Stadium v Manly – W10 L2 since 1998. They won the only Friday game between the sides at the ground.
The Dragons have won all three home games v Manly on a Friday at any ground.
The Dragons are on a great four game winning run for home games on a Friday, and have won the four games by a combined 144-48.
Manly have won just one of their last 13 away games on a Friday.
Manly have won just one of their last 9 away games on a Friday to Sydney clubs.
FRIDAY 8PM – BRISBANE v NORTH QUEENSLAND
Brisbane have won six games straight v North Queensland.
Brisbane lead the H2H at Suncorp Stadium v Cowboys by 15-7. On a Friday that is W13 L4.
Brisbane have won 13 games straight at Suncorp Stadium v Qld opposition on a Friday and lost just once in the last 23 games on a Friday v Qld teams.
Brisbane are on an eight game winning streak v all Qld teams.
North Queensland have won seven of their last 19 games v Qld opposition going back to 2023.
North Queensland are W5 L10 away to all opposition since the beginning of the 2025 season.
North Queensland are W4 L13 away to all opposition on a Friday since the beginning of the 2020 season.
SATURDAY 3PM – SOUTH SYDNEY v CANBERRA @ Optus Stadium, Perth
Canberra are on a run of four straight wins over Souths, who last beat the Raiders in 2021.
Canberra lead the H2H at neutral grounds by 2-1.
Souths have lost their last five games in Perth and are W5 L7 overall.
Souths have won their last two Saturday games by the same scoreline – 20-16.
Canberra have lost their last four games and seven of their last eight.
SATURDAY 5:30PM – CRONULLA v ROOSTERS @ Optus Stadium, Perth
Cronulla are undefeated in three games in Perth, against three different opposition.
Roosters have won their only game in Perth.
Cronulla have won their past two games v Roosters and four of the last six.
Away from Shark Park Roosters have won four of the last five.
Cronulla have won two of the past three games v Roosters on a Saturday but overall the Roosters lead the Saturday H2H by 22-8.
Both teams have lost their last two Saturday games v any opposition.
Cronulla have won their last five games v Sydney opposition where the venue was outside of NSW.
Roosters are W3 L4 for games v Sydney opposition where the venue was outside of NSW.
SATURDAY 7:30PM – MELBOURNE v WAHS
Melbourne have won 17 games in a row v Warriors.
Melbourne have won 11 home games in a row v Warriors.
Melbourne only lead the H2H v Wahs on a Saturday by 8-7. At home on a Saturday v Wahs the New Zealand side have the H2H advantage at 5-3.
Melbourne haven’t lost four in a row since July 2022.
Melbourne’s record at AAMI Park on a Saturday isn’t great, since 2021 their win % is 50%. Excluding Saturdays, the Storm’s win rate at home is 90% over the same period.
Prior to losing to the Cowboys in Round 4, the Strom had won nine straight v non-Sydney teams on a Saturday.
Warriors have won their last two Saturday away games and six of their last eight.
SUNDAY 2PM – PARRAMATTA v GOLD COAST
Parramatta and the Gold Coast have shared two wins each from the last four games H2H. Prior to that the Eels had a run of seven straight wins.
Parramatta are on a run of six wins in a row as the home side v Gold Coast, with only the last three at CommBank Stadium. Their last loss at home to the Gold Coast was in 2015 at the old Parramatta Stadium.
Parramatta are W4 L1 at home on a Saturday to Gold Coast, with the only loss in Mudgee.
Parramatta have won their last five games at CommBank Stadium on a Sunday to Qld sides.
Prior to beating the Dragons in Round 4, Gold Coast had lost 15 Sunday games in a row.
Gold Coast have lost 14 away games in a row at grounds other than Suncorp Stadium on a Sunday. Their last win was Round 1 in 2023 at Leichhardt.
The Gold Coast’s away record is slightly improved allowing for all days. Since 2025 they have won three of their last 14 away games.
SUNDAY 4PM – WESTS TIGERS v NEWCASTLE @ Campbelltown
The Wests Tigers most recent win v Newcastle in Round 5 last season broke a run of seven straight losses to the Knights.
Wests Tigers have lost their last four home games to Newcastle.
At Campbelltown v Newcastle the H2H is 6-5 to the Tigers but Newcastle have won the last two.
Overall, Wests Tigers have a dreadful recent record at Campbelltown – since 2021 they have won just two of 16 games there, including a current losing streak of five games.
On a Sunday, it’s one win from the last nine for the Tigers at Campbelltown.
This is the Tigers first home game on a Sunday this season, in 2025 their record was W4 L4.
Newcastle have won all three Sunday games this season.
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